Home treasury kit



C. V. FRY

HOME TREASURY KIT Filed March l, 1943 Patented Oct. 3, 1944 HOMETREASURY KIT Clair V. Fry, Hudson, Wis., assignor to Brown &

Bigelow, Minnesota St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Application March1, 1943, Serial No. 477,674

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a portfolio which is provided with a series of'envelope-like pockets for receiving war bonds or other valuable papers.

The feature resides in providing a portfolio or treasury kit in whichWar bonds, stamps, or other valuable papers may be stored away forsafekeeping.

It is also a feature to provide a portfolio having a series of pocketenvelopes for the storage of papers within the same and to provide acover for enclosing the envelopes which is formed with a pleated backwall in which the pocket envelopes are adapted to be secured. Thispermits the cover to expand in proportion to the material inserted inthe envelopes.

In one form of the portfolio which is designated as a Home treasury kit,the outer covering may be made of strong, tough paper so as to provide acovering for the envelope pockets to protect the same. By means of acord or strap wrapped about the tre-asury kit, it may be securely tiedin closed position.

In another form of this portfolio the cover may be made of leather orother similar material, and a series of pleats are formed in the backwall. In this form o-f the portfolio it is desirable to secure thepocket envelopes between the several folds of the pleats and to providea cord for adjustably securing the pockets in place. By means of theadjustable cord the pockets may be held in between the folds of thepleated back' wall in an expandable position so that if the pocket arefilled with valuable papers such as war bonds, the oord may be adjustedto permit the body or case of the Wallet to expand in proportion to thecontents thereof.

Further, the invention includes a portfolio or treasury kit having aseries of replaceable envelope pockets. These pockets are adapted to beheld between the folds of the pleated back of the cover of theportfolio. The envelopes may be held in place by an expandable cord,strap or suitable paper fasteners having a round head with a splitshank. If it is desired, the envelope pockets may be held by any othersuitable means rigidly securing the same between the folds of thepleated back wall of the portfolio.

These features, together with other details, will be more clearly andfully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing forming part of this specification:

Figure l is a perspective view of the preferred form of the portfolio,showing the same in closed position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the portfolio in partially openposition.

Figure 3 is an end view of the portfolio.

Figure 4 is a perspective of one of the envelope pockets used in theportfolio.

Figure 5 is a Cross-section on the line 5--5 of Figure 4.

The drawing illustrates the portfolio A which is formed with a leathercase IIl having a pleated back wall II to form a series of folds I2. The

-case I is formed with two fiat side walls for either side of the casewhich are formed integral with the pleated back wall II.

The portfolio A is formed with a closing strap I3 which has one endsecured at I4 to one of the side walls while the free end I5 of thestrap I3 is adapted to slide and frictionally engage under the strap I6formed on the other side wall.

The folds I2 of the pleated back |wall II are formed with aligned holesthrough which the tie cord B is adapted to extend, whichholds the pocketenvelopes C secured between the folds I2 as illustrated in Figures 2 and3. As material such as War bonds, insurance papers or other valuablepapers are placed in the respective envelope pockets C, the thickness ofthe respective pockets will expand so that it will be necessary toexpand the size of the case IQ accordingly. In the form of the portfolioA the tie cord B may be adjusted in length so as to permit the portfolioA to be expanded uniformly in accordance with the material containedwithin the pocket envelopes C.

The pocket envelope C is formed with a pocket portion Il which isadapted to be supported by the ange I8 formed as an extension of theback Wall I9 of the envelope. The flange I8 is formed with one or moreholes 20 which may be reinforced by the washers 2| extending around theholes 2li. The holes 20 provide an opening through which the cord B mayextend to support the envelope C between the folds I2 of the pleatedback wall of the portfolio A.

It is a feature to. provide a portfolio with replaceable pocketenvelopes so that new envelopes may be provided after the old ones arefilled. In this manner the filled envelope pockets can be stored awayinto more permanent records, while the current pocket envelope C in theportfolio may be used in the portable portfolio which may be easilycarried.

I claim:

A portfolio for valuable papers including a series of individual pocketenvelopes, an elongated back wall formed on each of said envelopesadapted to provide eyelet supporting means for each envelope, an outercover for said envelopes having oppositely disposed substantially atside Walls and an integrally formed back Wall, a series of pleats formedin said last named back wall, a series of holes extending through saidpleats, a flexible cord extending through said eyelets in said extendedback Walls of said envelopes and Vthrough the pleats of said cover backwall and adapted to adjustably tie said envelopes in place in saidportfolio to permit the removal of said envelopes individually orcollectively and to position said envelopes in said portfolio in an ex-5 panded position, and strap means for closing the free sides of saidportfolio having an adjustable formation.

CLAIR. V. FRY.

